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KOLKATA: Having carved a niche for himself in Bollywood music, Pakistani singing sensation Atif Aslam is now ready to give competition to the actors in the Hindi film industry. "I am getting offers from the past couple of years and probably you will be finding me in something by the end of this year or beginning of next year," Atif told PTI here when asked about his plans for acting in Bollywood. Best known for crooning chartbusters like 'Pehli Nazar Mein', 'Tu Jaane Na', 'Wo Lamhey', 'Aadat' and 'Tere Bin', the 32-year-old star was in Kolkata recently to perform at the MTV Bollyland concert.

MUMBAI: Bollywood's reigning superstar Salman Khan, who has been fighting the hit-and-run case in courts for over 12 years, is known for taking up humanitarian causes. Troubled by the 2002 case, the actor slowly and gradually took to charity. During this period (from 2002), Salman, son of noted script writer Salim Khan, turned to philanthropy by forming 'Being Human', a Non-Governmental Organisation. The NGO, supported by Salman Khan Foundation, has adopted villages in Maharashtra and outside the state.

NEW DELHI: It turned out to be a turbulent Wednesday for actor Salman Khan after a Mumbai court convicted him in a 2002 hit-and-run case. Reiterating that all the charges against the actor have been proved, the court said that it was Khan who was behind the wheel and was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. Additional Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande found Salman guilty of most of the charges in the September 2002 accident in which one person was killed and four injured.

NEW DELHI: Actor Irrfan Khan , who will be next seen in American sci-fi movie "Jurassic World", feels Bollywood filmmakers should take a cue from their Hollywood counterparts on how to make quality children's films. The 48-year-old father of two said Bollywood films disrespect children's intelligence. "I am so eager to do a Hindi film, an Indian movie, which can really entertain kids. Kids are going somewhere else, there is so much exposure, and they know what is cool and what works.

MUMBAI: Actress-politician Jaya Prada is returning to films with a lead role in director Sanjay Sharma's paranormal thriller. The 53-year-old actress, who was last seen in a supporting role in 2013 Kangana Ranaut-starrer "Rajjo" in 2013, will be play a modern-day queen in the upcoming film. Prada said doing the movie was a brave decision for her. "My character Rani Sahiba is glamorous with grey shades. People's expectations have changed and youngsters today are looking for different stories.

Having made a mark in television, brothers Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari are now making a foray into Bollywood. Their company Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd. will jointly produce the sequel to Grand Masti with Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria . They will be producing the sequel to Dhamaal with them this year. That apart, the brothers plan to make another six to eight films this year. Says Markand Adhikari, vice-chairman and managing director of Sri Adhikari Brothers, "While we were the pioneers in improving viewership for television in the '80s and '90s, with the corporatisation of Bollywood , we thought it's time to invest in films.

NEW DELHI: With an aim of boosting tourism in the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today asked Bollywood to do 'ghar vapsi' (return) to the valley as he talked about various measures, including holding of a corporates' meet on the lines of Davos. He told tour operators here that perception about the situation in Kashmir needs to be changed and asked them to visit the valley to see the condition themselves rather than falling prey to an impression created by TV news channels.

MUMBAI: Disney's Avengers: Age of Ultron netted Rs 35.74 crore on its first weekend, becoming the second-highest collection at the Indian box office this year. The numero uno position belongs to Universal's Fast & Furious 7, which netted Rs 50 crore over a four-day extended weekend -in fact, the movie has already collected Rs 110 crore net in just three weeks. None of the Bollywood releases this year have crossed the Rs 30 crore mark in the first weekend. Be it Akshay Kumar-starrer Baby, or Ranbir Kapoor's special appearance Roy, or even the critically acclaimed Badlapur, starring Varun Dhawan.

Cinema has long provided the glamour quotient to Indian politics; what politicians could bring to the silver screen remains moot. It is hoped that the star turn by former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid in the German ambassador's home production — a remake of a song sequence from Kal Ho Na Ho — does not have any hidden political double entendre. After all, even though the dire performance of the Congress in last year's general elections may have evoked the title's implicit fatalism in some diehard fans (of the party, not the film)

NEW DELHI: At a time when Nepal is grappling with the consequences of a devastating earthquake, Indian film fraternity members like Anil Kapoor, Dia Mirza and Vir Das have urged their fans and friends to unite and donate through various sources for relief efforts. Most stars of the tinsel town have extended support to an online fund-raising space - Ketto. "Rang De Basanti" actor Kunal Kapoor is co-founder of the platform, which is running an online campaign dedicated to help Nepal with the tag 'JoinHandsforNepal' on micro-blogging site Twitter.